Wake me up
Wednesday, December 19th, 2007 Posted in People | No Comments »It’s absolutely freezing this morning! James got up at about 5am because he was in a lot of pain with his mouth. He needed to eat something so he could take some painkillers, so he sat watching TV in the ...
Goodbye wisdom tooth
Monday, December 17th, 2007 Posted in Housewifery, People | 2 Comments »I don’t know why I’m blogging because I’m completely exhausted and it’s well past my bedtime but I just had the urge! We had a busy day today. James had an appointment at the dentist in Hawick this morning. The ...
It’s all in the preparation
Friday, December 14th, 2007 Posted in Country Life, Exertion, People | 1 Comment »I’ve spent this whole week covered from head to toe in dust. I’ve been sanding our walls and ceilings because, as James likes to continually tell me, ‘it’s all in the preparation’. This is when I start to wish I ...
Strawberry Shortcake
Wednesday, December 12th, 2007 Posted in Memories | 1 Comment »I’ve had this little scented Strawberry Shortcake doll since I was five. A girl from my school gave it to me as a birthday present, and it still smells strongly twenty-one years later. When I smell it, I go back ...
Our anticlimax
Saturday, December 8th, 2007 Posted in Country Life, Panics, People | 5 Comments »Tonight was a bit of a disaster. James’ work’s Christmas night out was tonight and I was supposed to be driving him there (to Bonnyrigg), then driving myself home, then picking him up later. I was a bit worried about ...